Lecturer

Phone: +61 (0)2 6125 3663
Fax: + 61 (0)2 6125 0746
E-mail: bruce.doran@anu.edu.au

Bruce studied at ANU from 1996-2004, completing a Bsc(RMES) and a PhD (RMES). After obtaining his PhD, he spent eighteen months as a postdoctoral fellow at the Regulatory Institutions Network (RegNet), within the Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS).

Professional Activities

My initial GIS-based research focused on wildlife management issues. When undertaking a PhD, I adapted some of the analytical techniques used in previous research to look into spatio-temporal aspects of the fear of crime in Wollongong, NSW. The focus was to develop a GIS-based analytical framework to look at collective responses to fear of crime. The information resulting from the analysis provided a means of investigating links between fear of crime, disorder and the actual occurrence of crime. As a postdoctoral fellow, I assisted in developing GIS-based methodologies with which to investigate gambling accessibility. At The Fenner School I aim to continue developing GIS-based approaches to biophysical and social issues through teaching and research initiatives.

My teaching centres around two GIS courses. 'Introduction to Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems' provides a theoretical background to the area as well as a practical basis for using GIS to assist in decision making. 'Applied Geographic Information Systems' exposes continuing students to a more sophisticated range of applications to investigate biophysical and urban problems.

Selected Publications

Doran, B., McMillen, J. and Marshall, D. (2007) A GIS-based investigation of gaming venue catchments, Transactions in GIS, 11 (4): 575-595

McMillen, J. and Doran, B. (2006) 'Problem gambling and gaming machine density: Socio-spatial analysis of three Victorian localities', International Gambling Studies, Vol. 6(1).

Doran, B. and Cherney, A. (2006). 'Crime Mapping and CPTED: Measuring Impact and Fear of Crime Outcomes' The Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology 19TH Annual Conference Criminology and Human Rights, 7-9th February, 2006.

Doran, B and Lees, B. (2005). 'Investigating the spatio-temporal links between disorder, crime, and the fear of crime' The Professional Geographer, 57 (1): 1-12.

Doran, B and Lees, B. (2003). 'Using GIS to investigate spatio-temporal links between disorder, crime and the fear of crime'. Presented at: Graffiti and Disorder: Local Government, Law Enforcement and Community Responses. Brisbane, Australia, 18-19 August 2003. http://www.aic.gov.au/conferences/2003-graffiti/doran.html

Olsen, P. and Doran B. (2002). 'Climatic modelling of the Australian distribution of the grass owl Tyto capensis: is there an inland population?' Wildlife Research, 29: 117-125.

Doran, B and Lees, B. (2000). 'Modelling the ecology of fear: an analysis of car-kangaroo collisions in an urban area', paper presented at the 4th International Conference on Integrating GIS and Environmental Modeling (GIS/EM4): Problems, Prospects and Research Needs. Banff, Alberta, Canada, September 2 - 8, 2000.